College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Fire engulfs the Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County.
New York State Mesonet, Department of Environmental Conservation Partner on New Fire Danger Rating System
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new real-time weather data tool to help inform New Yorkers when there is an increased risk of wildfires.
A man wearing khaki pants and a plaid button down shirt stands, smiling, in a brightly lit lab next to a DNA/RNA sequencing machine. The machine consists of two large metal cube-shaped containers with bottled of clear liquid on top of one, and a digital panel on the other.
UAlbany Chemist Receives Federal Support to Advance Tool for Complete RNA Sequencing
Shenglong Zhang, associate professor of Chemistry, received two Small Business Technology Transfer grants from the National Institutes of Health. The grants were jointly awarded to the University and UAlbany spinoff company DirectSeq Biosciences, Inc., which Zhang directs as founder and president. 
Graphic with headshots of UAlbany researchers featured on the Academic Minute.
‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
Albany’s WAMC Northeast Public Radio aired five segments from UAlbany faculty members last week during “University at Albany Week” on The Academic Minute.
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UAlbany Hosts Symposium on Mental Health in Communities of Color
On World Mental Health Day, UAlbany's BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative and the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, in partnership with local advocacy organization 'Partners in Community Development,' co-hosted a one-day symposium focusing on mental health in communities of color.
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New UAlbany Podcast Explores Effective Teaching in the Age of AI
UAlbany’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education has launched a new podcast aimed at delivering effective teaching information to faculty, with the first season exploring the role of artificial intelligence in education.
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Lightning Talks: 23 New Faculty Introduce Themselves at 2nd Annual Pecha Kucha
Provost Carol Kim said the event is designed to be “fun, quick and informative” and boost collaborations among faculty in different disciplines.
Leaders from UAlbany and the Leibniz Institute stand in front of a projection screen with the CEBAI logo on it.
UAlbany, Leibniz Institute Partner to Launch Center for Biophotonic Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Based at UAlbany’s Life Sciences Research Building, the joint center will be equipped with novel instrumentation from the Leibniz Institute and set up new pathways for collaborative research opportunities.
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UAlbany Unveils Powerful New AI Supercomputer
The new $16.5M supercomputer is a central pillar in UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative — a holistic push to integrate teaching and learning about AI across every college, school and major to ensure every graduate is prepared to live and work in a world radically changed by technology.